SYDNEY: Late night mobile phone use has devastating effects on teenager's mental health, a new study by Australian researchers at Murdoch and Griffith Universities found Tuesday, China''s Xinhua news agency reported. The questionnaires focused on what time of the night students continued to receive or send text messages and phone calls. "We found that late night phone use directly contributed to poor sleep habits, which over time led to declines in overall wellbeing and mental health," lead researcher, Dr Lynette Vernon said. "We have demonstrated how poor sleep is the key link connecting an increase in night-time mobile use with subsequent increases in psychosocial issues." Around two thirds or 65% of students in year eight who owned a mobile phone, reported to use it regularly after lights out.

Source: The Star May 30, 2017 13:30 UTC